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Typically 20-25 mph for 1-2 hours, so 20 - 50 miles potentially. BUT-

You really should read below!  There is allot of variability!

It's like asking, "How far can you travel on that wind-surfer? Or on a jet ski, or skate board." You can travel on it. But typically not used to commute, but more for sport and recreation. They fly anywhere from 15-40 mph. and can fly for 1-4 hours. So with that speed x time in flight = 15 to 160 miles. Depends largely on wing size, type, characteristics, motor, size, weight, thrust, and pilot size. Large wing to weight ratio determines speed of paramotorer and time in flight ability. typically 20-25 mph for 1-2 hours, so 20 - 50 miles potentially. BUT, Don't forget wind speed! plus or minus that into the equation! And,..wind changes! So lets say you’re wing, with your motor, and you're combined weight, flies at 25 mph. Wind is at 5 mph from the north at 09:00 am launch time. You launch into the north. you're traveling ground speed north is 20 mph. At 10:00 wind as picked up to 15 mph. now your traveling ground speed is 10 mph. At higher elevations it may be 25 mph. So up higher you’re ground speed is '0'mph. So you would have to fly low to make forward penetration at all.   You may have to decide better to turn with the wind and fly faster back to established launch site. Speed with the wind equals your paramotor speed + wind speed now. at 25 mph paramotor speed, +20 mph wind speed makes 45 mph ground speed flying south. If wind was 30 mph up high, and you are flying into wind, you will have 25 mph wind in face as always, but moving backwards in relation to ground. Wing is just as loaded, or as safe. Now if wind has changed to speed of wing on ground, then landing will be potentially damaging. Especially if going backwards on landing. What do you do? Land behind a clump of trees or building block / dampen wind to give you some forward landing speed, and prepare to pull brake and 'C'-lines to collapse paraglider to prevent being dragged.